I am not a defamation or torts scholar, but boy do I have a good title for your next law review article:

Government Defamation.

January 25, 2026 - 01:10 UTC

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And perjury if someone knowing lies on gov't social media site.
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ahh, knowing*ly*
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Renee Good was literally Good, a Mom driving her 5 year old child to school. Alex Pretti was a nurse who did more to help American citizens than Stephen Miller could ever imagine. And the first thing, this monstrous Administration did was to slander them.
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Murder them
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I feel like this is not a nitpick, or if it is, it's at worst a forgivable one:

The first thing this monstrous administration did was to murder them.
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Unfortunately, there can be no claim for defamation against the government for a variety of reasons. Number 1 is that it is not possible to defame a dead person. Number 2 is that you can’t sue US Government agencies for defamation.
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This is neither a facetious nor a rhetorical question, in fact, I’m not sure I can even handle the truth: Is savagery a necessary feature of MAGA?
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they are monsters, they are not human, and we should remember that once the shoe is on the other foot

a society is not obliged to tolerate the intolerant
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We are going to have to figure it out, but first, ICE needs to leave Minnesota.
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And there is something deeply injurious and harmful to have a government disseminate lies about your life.
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My heart breaks for Michael and Susan Pretti. Cynthia and I have also lost a child to violence. I hope everyone close to them will support them in any way they can. We need to stand together.
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This is brutal, brutal stuff.
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Very interesting. I thought the Westfall Act would provide immunity to torts, but not sure straight up lying is within scope of government employee duties. I’d be interested to hear experts on this one!
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We recently had a really high-profile exploration of this issue. Carroll v. Trump
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Doesn't that fall under sovereign immunity? Which, before this era is over, may be revised. Along with the doctrines of duty of care, prosecutorial discretion and executive power.
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There is blood on the hands of the 8th Circuit. On 1/16 - 8days ago a judge entered an injunction prohibiting:

a. Retaliating against persons who are engaging in peaceful and unobstructive
protest activity, including observing the activities of Operation Metro Surge.
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c. Using pepper-spray or similar nonlethal munitions and crowd dispersal tools
against persons who are engaging in peaceful and unobstructive protest
activity, including observing the activities of Operation Metro Surge, in
retaliation for their protected conduct.
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